Hey - I mentioned the Nittany Lions about a dozen posts ago...

Sorry Wertz, I must have missed it.


Tell me about it!. Looks like they fixed what wasn't broke. My family in the area can't seem to pinpoint what knucklehead changed the uniforms. They look like the 1970's Pittsburgh Pirates of the NCAA.

ROFLMAO!!!!!

good one Aquilla!!!

As glad as I'll be to claim the Pro Pick 'Em title for the AD League, I'd hate to win it because anyone forgot to make their weekly selections. For anybody wishing to join, kmsouthern created this after the first week. I imagine the ability is still there to join, but you may want to get in as soon as possible.

Per kmsouthern's instructions, click the link and follow Yahoo! instructions using the information provided below:
Fantasy Football Pick'em
Group ID#: 41078
Password: debatable

Picks for the week aside, does anybody have an opinion as to what might be the best game of the week? The worst? How do you feel your favorite team will do against their week 2 opponent?

I expect the best game to be a toss up between San Francisco @ St. Louis and Pittsburgh @ Kansas City.

The Tennessee Titans are at Indianapolis this week and I expect a victory. They haven't lost a game I've been to yet, so I'm hoping that streak continues! If their defense plays the way it did against Oakland I think they should get a couple turnovers and win the game by at least a TD. I think it should be a very competitive game close until sometime in the fourth quarter.

I look forward to the coming weeks of the AD Fantasy Pick'em! Aside from any Colts fans, I hope everyone's favorite team plays well!

I think Philly/New England will be interesting after the two wannabe playoff teams both got trounced last week...

My picks are in, good luck to those who oppose me

EDIT: did anyone else see the Triple Overtime victory for Ohio State? A pretty exciting game even after OSU was ahead comfortably after 3 quarters...

First: Mike/Jaime, Beladonna, and nighttimer - you need to make your picks ASAP. The deadline is 5 minutes before the start of the first game, which would be just before 1 P.M. EST.

Anyone else who hasn't joined yet...you don't have much time left! There are only nine of us and I'd hope there are more football fans out there than that! DR, Aquilla, DTOM, Nu Marx, sleeper, niteguy, Hugo, momof3, Eeyore, Ataal - you all posted about your NFL faves and some predictions in this thread...care to join us in the pool?

Now...for this week's games....

Best games:

Eagles/Pats will likely be an exciting showdown. I don't think the Rams/49ers game will be that close...although, the Rams offensive line seems to be less than stellar. Titans/Colts could be very interesting if the Colts "come correct" this week.

Worst (meaning biggest blowout/one-sided game games):

Seahawks/Cards and Bucs/Panthers. I think the lowest scoring team this week will be the Bengals, so that game will also be uninteresting but might be at least a little more interesting than the other two.

Week as a whole: As opposed to last week, this week is full of lop-sided match-ups and there won't likely be too many upsets or close ones. Doesn't look like a very exciting week overall.

I think the bronco/charger game will be good (it always is.) when we play confrence rivals they are always the best. also, it's likely going to be a running game for the broncos, and we have the best halfbacks, especially Portis, and I love good running plays.

Is the new color of the NFL yellow?

I cant believe how many penalties I have seen today...

Just let em play refs!

Grrrrr.....both my teams lost this week. The Titans got pounded by the Colts (somehow) and the 49ers barely lost to the hated Rams in OT.

I got 10/15 of today's game correct! and tampa lost to the PANTHERS!!! they should have to religiush the lambardi trophy!!!

I picked tampa to score the most!! (they got 9) and cinnicinati to get the least (they got twenty) at least oakland almost got beat vy the bungles makes me feel better. and the broncos STOMPED the chargers!!!! plummer's out with a seperated shoulder, (thank god!!!) and portis got over 100 yards again!

10/15 with the Giants tonight. Looks like a second place week

I changed my yahoo pick name from trenchcoat to Unabomber, just so y'all know.

and amlord, while you sad about being in second, its a four way tie right now, and only the second week.

also, I'm curious, who here is "clueless" in the pool?

I missed this one by a mile...

The Titans didn't play with any intensity on either side of the ball. During television timeouts and other delays in the game the Colts offense and defense were constantly grouped together jumping or yelling while Tennessee just sort of stood there. They played nothing like they showed themselves capable of last week.

That being said, as much as I hate to see them lose, the Colts defense looks much improved in its second year under Coach Dungy. They don't make the spectacular hits that Tampa is known for, but they make sure to wrap up the opponent so as to not miss a tackle. Colts fans could be very happy by the end of the season, though I hope they have yesterday's favor returned in Nashville December 7th.


Who would have thought the Bengals would have any prayer against Oakland... in Oakland? If the Raiders don't shape up quick Denver might hand them a losing record hard to recover from!

In regards to the Tampa Bay game against Carolina, there's an interesting statistic to watch out for in the future. Sports analysts said during the week before the game that the only games Tampa Bay lost last year were those games in which the opposing team rushed the ball for 30+ times. They attributed this to the Tampa defense being undersized and susceptible to wearing down against a solid rushing attack.

Oddly enough, the only team to rush the ball more than 30 times and lose to the Bucs last year were the Panthers in a close one. Yesterday they carried for 30+ times and won.

Only a 9/15 so far with the Giants hopefully pushing me to 10/16 for the week. I'll also be hoping for Amani Toomer to get several looks, 100+ receiving yards and 2 TDs... it's the only way I can avoid dropping to 1-1 in my Fantasy League.

I'm surprised nobody has brought up the record day Jamal Lewis had torching the Brownies. I can't imagine what if must feel like for the Cleveland defense to have allowed him so many yards after he told them he would do it earlier in the week. If anybody gets a chance to see the highlights from that game, check them out. He just bulled through the defense, and on his 82-yard TD he just swatted a defender aside like he was nothing. An incredible performance.

For those who don't know:
Jamal Lewis carried the ball 30 times for a single game rushing record of 295 yards. He scored twice on TD runs of 82 and 63-yards. His average for the day was an incredible 9.8 ypc. As though that weren't enough, he also had a 60-yard TD run called back on a holding penalty in the first half.

*It doesn't hurt that Jamal got me 30+ fantasy points this week

I was embarrassed to be a Cleveland fan yesterday...

For the record, that 60 yard TD that was called back was actually just reduced to a 48 yard run. One of Baltimore's receivers was holding on the 5 yard line. He got credit for most of that run...

Who is clueless, anyway?

(If only I hadn't picked the Brownies..., first place would be mine...)

Hiya.


And if I hadn't picked the stupid Jets over Miami, I'd be ahead by two points.

Time to trash talk

The Saints and Deuce McAllister are going to walk all over the Titans. Sorry Abs.

Also, how did everyone fair this past week?

no way, titans will trash the saints!!!

I hope there are no raiders fans here, cause come next monday their getting STOMPED!! GO BRONCS! (2-0 )

I got ten right. tied for second place with you, Amlord, and KM.

born in NYC I am a diehard GIANTS fan!

But : last monday I wanted to strangle Shockey. :wacko

If Tennessee plays the way they did against the Colts they will get walked all over again. However, I believe that they'll play more up to the speed they demonstrated in week 1 against the Raiders. I can't foresee the Titans giving up 33 points only to lose their following game. I expect them to win it in a close one that might require some late heroics.

Here's hoping anyway...

Regarding Jamal Lewis again, I'm expecting him to embarrass San Diego fans this weekend. While he was schooling the Brownies last week, Clinton Portis was breaking off 129 rushing yards in the first half against the Chargers. The Ravens should get the win and Jamal should get another 120 to 150 yards. He might break off more, but I'm guessing lower as a result of Lewis being a marked man and the Chargers' weak performance last week.

My prediction for best game of the week:
Buffalo Bills visiting Miami Dolphins
It will be the Sunday night game on ESPN.
Regardless of the score I think there should be some hard hits and some spectacular plays on offense. The Bills have a revamped defense that should give them the edge, but Ricky Williams is a threat on the ground and through the air. It's a good thing since the Bills probably won't give him 100 yards rushing. And as good as the Bills may be on offense I expect the Miami defense might pressure Bledsoe into a turnover or two... I expect a good game!

1. Clueless - 11
2. Mons Marauders - 10
2. Unabomber - 10
2. Sleeper - 10
2. Amlord - 10
6. Sunday Savior - 9
7. Rancid Uncle - 8
7. GraySeal - 8
9. Americas Debate - 0*
9. Night Train - 0*
9. Belas_Boys - 0*

Clueless = Wertz
Mons Marauders = kmsouthern
Sunday Savior = Abs
Americas Debate = Mike (?)
Night Train = nighttimer
Belas_Boys = Beladonna

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*These three didn't enter picks by the deadline - it's not that they got all sixteen wrong!

Dont forget your picks everyone

I'm the only one that picked atlanta to win!! how could I pick tampa after losing to CAROLINA!! at least if atlanta wins I will get a point no one else does I can't wait til tomorrow when denver stomps the raiders! wertz, rancid, gray seal, nighttimer, and sleeper, how can you pick oakland after they almost lost to the BUNGLES!!! plus they're playing at invesco, and we almost ALWAYS best the raiders when we're at home!

EDITED TO ADD:

STUPID FALCONS

re-edited to add:

STUPID, STUPID, STUPID FALCONS THANKS FOR LOSING MY POINT!!!

If all the games keep going the way they're going I going to do pretty well this week. I'm already 7/7, one short of last week's score. I think I've learnt my lesson, don't pick a team just because they won last week.

Edited to add:
The Giants won in OT after being up 21 to 3 but a win is a win. That team almost ruined my life for the second week in a row.

Argh. I can't believe that I watched the 49ers go down to defeat to the lousy BROWNS and at home no less! Only four stinkin' field goals and then gave up two touchdowns to a team that hadn't scored one all season long.

49ers down at 1-2 along with the Rams and the Cardinals while the Seahawks are cruising at 3-0!!!!

Today was NOT a good day for the kid. The NFL is hazardous to my mental health.

I second that. arrrggghh!!! I'm not too mad, at least I'm still tied for second and we all know the broncos are going to win tomorrow night (the raiders almost lost to CINCINATTI!! )last years first meeting was a fluke!! (it was also the first time oakland won in denver since 96 or so)

<<==========PICKED THE BROWNS TO WIN!!!

Cleveland's defense is actually very tough. The offense finally got rolling in the fourth quarter.

Looks like a good week for me...

Favorite TB Pit Min Ten Ind NE KC GB Sea Was Bal SF Mia Den Your
Pts
Underdog Atl Cin Det NO Jac NYJ Hou Ari StL NYG SD Cle Buf Oak

Amlord TB Pit Min Ten Ind NE KC GB StL NYG Bal Cle Buf Den 10
Clueless TB Pit Min NO Ind NE KC GB StL Was Bal SF Buf Oak 7
Mons Marauders TB Pit Det Ten Ind NE KC GB Sea Was Bal SF Buf Den 8
Unabomber Atl Pit Min Ten Ind NE KC GB Sea Was Bal SF Buf Den 8
Sleeper TB Pit Det NO Ind NE KC GB Sea NYG SD SF Buf Oak 7
Sunday Savior TB Pit Min NO Ind NE KC GB StL NYG Bal SF Buf Den 8
Rancid Uncle TB Pit Min Ten Ind NE KC GB StL NYG SD SF Mia Oak 9
GraySeal TB Pit Min NO Ind NE KC GB Sea Was Bal SF Buf Oak 8
Night Train TB Pit Min NO Ind NE KC GB Sea NYG Bal SF Buf Oak 9
Americas Debate TB Pit Det NO Ind NYJ KC Ari Sea Was Bal SF Buf Den 7
Belas_Boys 0




Standings
Rank Team Name Total Points
1 Amlord 20
2 Clueless 18
2 Mons Marauders 18
2 Unabomber 18
5 Sleeper 17
5 Sunday Savior 17
5 Rancid Uncle 17
8 GraySeal 16
9 Night Train 9
10 Americas Debate 7
11 Belas_Boys 0

In defense of my "record" two things occurred - my job AND I hadn't logged into my yahoo email in so long they terminated the account so I didn't receive notification.

I have however, reactivated the account and made my picks for next week.

(Puts her game face on) <-- that's a helmet by the way,

Bah!

I forgot to switch my Tennessee pick to favor the Titans... originally I picked the Saints when McNair was unlikely to play early in the week. That will teach me to even consider the possibility of Steve missing a game because of an injury. I feel like such a traitor now...

They looked good, though. I loved the chance to talk trash to all my friends who hyped Deuce McCallister all off-season... he gained only 8 yards rushing for the entire game. Hopefully Tennessee won't have another lapse like they did against the Colts and will maintain the intensity throughout the rest of the season. They face another big test next week against the Steelers.

While I can't believe the Brownies rebounded to beat the Niners, I really can't believe the Packers dropping a game to the Arizona Cardinals! I expected to maybe be wrong picking the Rams and the Bills considering their opponents, but the Packers against the Cardinals!? In addition to the embarrassment Favre must feel for losing the game, it only helps to push the Vikings closer to winning the division title.

I lost taking the Bills over the Dolphins, but what a performance by the Fins! Bledsoe committed the two turnovers I expected but didn't achieve the TDs I thought he would manage. The Dolphins were suffocating on defense and Ricky was incredible on the ground. He may not have had the record day that Jamal Lewis did last year, but he deserves some respect after taking the ball 42 times against that defense for 150+ yards. I'm actually a Ricky fan and didn't expect him to break 100.

I'm looking forward to another good game tonight between the Broncos and Raiders. Hopefully Clinton Portis will take it for 100+ rushing yards and a pair of TDs. I've had a horrible week in Fantasy Football with several Buffalo players on my starting roster, but at least a good night by Portis would make the scores respectable. Even if I didn't have Portis I'd be rooting for him just because I love the way he runs the ball. I also have a bet for him to hit 2,000 all purpose yards this season...

Barring the Monday Night game I'm trailing with 18 total points but hanging in there. Don't everybody get too comfortable at the top of the rankings!

The only good thing for us Bears fans this week, was that they didn't play. Now, if we could only get healthy enough this week to win at least one or two this season...

I predict a Denver win tonight...big time!!

(OK, its 21-0 after one quarter...)

I am firmly in the lead until next week rolls around...

Yay me...

I predict more then a win, I predict a slaughter. at this point (10 minutes left in third quarter) denver is up 31-zip.

Ok, well, I'm thinking that the Titans were ready to win no matter what after getting embarrassed last week by the Colts. Unfortunately for the Saints, they were on the schedule and they got beat. Not just beat, but utterly outplayed. And hey Abs, you should know by now that McNair doesn't sit out a game for anything short of a gunshot wound. Also, I'm starting to worry about my 49ers. They've lost back to back games to the Rams and the Browns. Ugh...how totally humiliating. I'll watch and hope for the best...

I'm also in a "survival" pool (pick one team to win each week, can't use the same team twice) - and lost, along with almost everyone in my league, by choosing Green Bay. WOW! My dh and I were talking prior to the games on Sunday and he said maybe picking Green Bay wasn't wise...I chuckled to myself but after thinking a bit, I planned to change my pick to Indianapolis (but got stuck making dinner and forgot to change - deadline was 5 minutes prior to first game, which is 6:55 p.m. here). UGH!

Anyway, haven't spent too much time analyzing week 4's games yet. Jacksonville finally has a chance to pick up a win (they won't likely do it, but they have a chance now). Here are my current predictions:

Biggest blowout: IND vs. NOR
Down to the wire: TEN vs. PIT and PHI vs. BUF (though PHI might destroy BUF coming off a bye and stewing over their disappointing 0-2 start?)
Upset special: SF over MIN (if there even IS an upset this week, I don't know...but that's the only one I see happening)

Enjoyed getting to see Byron Leftwich play, too. He just waltzes on the field and makes it all look so easy - got my eye on him until Vick is back, at which point I will be back to worshipping Vick

looks like I was right. 31-10 we stomped them

tied for second only with KM

Abs, I just read your sub text, three years, that's it?! I waited 8 for Jets tickets, patience, my friend, patience.

And speaking of those J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets, how horrible was that Patriot-Jet game, this is gonna be another depressing season, but as a Jet fan, I've grown used to it. [Sigh]

CP

Even though we're Californians, my family are loyal Giant's fans. Their past two games have been anything but stellar, even WITH the 3 point overtime win on Sunday.

There is just something about Jeremy Shockey.

Well, he does look pretty good from behind...

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As things stand after Monday night:

1 - Amlord - 21
2 - Mons Marauders - 19
2 - Unabomber - 19
4 - Sunday Savior - 18
4 - Clueless - 18
6 - Rancid Uncle - 17
6 - Sleeper - 17
8 - GraySeal - 16
9 - Night Train - 9
10 - Americas Debate - 8

Clueless Wertz goes down - and the mighty Amlord leaps into the lead. I think I have to come up with a new method for selecting teams...

Hopefully, next week, MightyAsianThunder and Belas_Boys will be on the board.

Wow, I got absolutely spanked this week

Not even funny...

I might be in 5th place now...

WOOOHOOOO!!! tied for first with wertz!!!! it will (technically, and unofficially) come down to the tiebreaker. (how exactly does that work?)

denver dissapointed me yesterday they won (and I picked them) but almost didn't! yesterday was an example of why they should have held onto cecil sapp and gotten rid of qeuntin griffen. what was mike (coach) thinking.

Okay, it's official now: The 49ers suck!

Four weeks down and three straight losses. Each one worse than the one before and to make matters worse for me, I have Jeff Garcia in my fantasy league and he hasn't thrown a touchdown in TWO FREAKIN' WEEKS!!!!

Next up: Detroit and the return of Steve Mariucci to the team that fired him. Both teams are 1-3 and the loser can start thinking about a high draft pick next April.

Is it too early to call this a "must win" situation? And against Detroit, no less?

Oh, the shame of it all...

Uh, more than we need to know, Amlord. So - how did you do in the football pool?



EDITED TO ADD:

Actually, here's how we all did* by the end of this round:

1 - Unabomber -29
1 - Clueless - 29
3 - Sleeper - 27
3 - Mons Marauders - 27
3 - Sunday Savior - 27
6 - Amlord - 26
6 - GraySeal - 26
8 - Rancid Uncle - 24
9 - Night Train - 18
10 - MightyAsianThunder - 10
11 - Americas Debate - 8
12 - Belas_Boys - 6

*It should be noted that some players have only participated in one or two of three possible weeks.

There was never a doubt in my mind...

<======== RAIDERS FAN FOR LIFE

wertz, technically, I think you have first place, due to the tie breaker.



total points for the game was 63, you had 31, I had 24 you won. at least I'm alone at second. next week I get that first place!!!

In other news, the Cubbies take their first post-season game on the road since 1945.

Cubs Win!
Cubs Win!
Cubs win!

Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget to get your picks in this week!

*cough* Sosa *cough* Corked bat *cough* cheater *cough* Robbed the Astros *cough*

DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR PICKS

I want to win, but not because people did make their picks. you have only about 12 hours left!!!

football season talk here, not baseball post season, that'sHERE

by the way, baseball stinks!! it isn't a real sport!!! real men play football!!!

Neener, neener, neener! Worst I can do is be tied with Wertz for first place

Man, I was worried about this week...too many close games to call! Ack, I hope Pittsburgh can pull of their game tonight...if not I'm out of my 2nd Survival league (pick a team to win each week)

Might I also add that without taking the time to calculate right now, I'm pretty sure nighttimer has the best winning percentage thus far (he's won at least 9 games a week since he started in week 3). Way to go!

I was glad to see KC blow out Denver

blow out? they won by a single point, arizona was blown out, pittsburg was blown out, denver BARELY lost! they lost by 2 feet. had elam made that last kick, denver would have won. oh, and KC got lucky on their last TD. had denver stopped hall, it is possible they would have stopped KC's offense. denver was not blown out.

that being said, I did HORRIBLE this week. there were a lot of unexpected victories: JACKSONVILLE, GREEN BAY, and CHICAGO (don't get me wrong, I'm glad they beat oakland, whom I hate, just didn't expect it ) among a couple others. denver-KC I KNEW would be an extremly close game, and it was (and again 23(Den)-24(KC) is NOT a blow out!!)